sleeping beauty...

It's been a long time since I've shown the progress of this sculpture. I am delighted with how it's grown into itself and taken on a life of its own. I have a good friend with a son who I have known since birth, and I get the same thrill seeing the changes in this sculpture, that I get from the changes I see in him from week to week.



I have been playing with a number of settings and positions. I'd like to share three of my favourite positions and leave the settings for a later blog. Please note that the finishing is ongoing and changes will take place between what you see in these pictures and the final product.
In no particular order:

Position 'A':Position 'B':Position 'C':
So, that's where I'm at as of Sunday, May 2, 2010. Before I go, here is a close up shot of the textured shaft and another of the 'tongue' after getting hosed down. Oh, and please, comments are welcome.
G.

May and the weather is warming up nicely!

I stopped taking pictures in March....I thought I was getting close to the finished product , so I wanted to stop with the pictures for a bit. I wanted to give a surprise finished product set of shots.

Well, I haven't finished yet but I am in awe at how the piece has matured into this beautiful sensuous living breathing.......thing! Its exotic and very cool, and I'm very excited at the prospect of taking the final set of pictures....soon.
G.

Taking turns

The process is slowing down as I get past roughing out the shape and start to define the piece more and more. I am considering texture, final edges and curves, and mostly, setting and position. So these photos are an example of what I am considering these days.

flippin' the ....penis?

I am thrilled with this carving process at every turn. It's really starting to develop a character of its own. As I look t it now, it has taken on quite a few distinctive features that have come as a result of the stone itself, and not from my plan or the clay model I started with. So, far all the changes have been for the better. In my opinion anyway.

taking shape

The block of stone I started with is taking shape. It's pleasing to me in a funny way... and it's becoming more rewarding as I progress. Sort of like seeing a child develop and grow... in a way I am like a proud parent, proud of what my block of stone is becoming.

on the dark side

On Sunday, today, I decided I could start working the dark side. That is the inside curve of the tail piece. This also takes into account the narrowing of the 'head' as it goes down. I worked for 4 hours and this is what I got...not bad...it was nice having the smooth finish of the 'tongue' to thoughtfully run my hand over during rest stops. Actually, its kind of sweet to see the piece starting to take on some character.

First view if the colours within

On Saturday I felt I needed to work on the head so that I could later work on the inside of the curve without fear of breakage....what that means is I wanted to work the outside before the inside. A bonus was the opportunity to do a little finishing and a glimpse of what colours lay within the stone. As it turned out, the colours were quite pleasing however, the salmon colour and shape of the head suggest a tongue more than a head, so I may have to change how I label my pictures...

Warmer weather has arrived!

I finally got out to do some work yesterday as temperatures inched there way up to +3 degrees celsius. Today the forecast is for even better - a high of +7 degrees celsius! I will be taking pictures today and posting them when I get home. Also, I found some possible name ideas I had scribbled in a notebook(in no particular order);
'from the ground up'
'Green greeting'
'Flora Glory'
'Flora Spooning'

I know you have no idea what this hunk of marble will ultimately be so, the picture above is one half of the model (red clay) I am 'sort of' following. I hope this helps.....

Cold weather in Seoul

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I went to the studio in hopes of doing some carving but I just couldn't do it. Yes, it was cold. The cold bothers me some when I work for long stretches without moving much, but what really causes a problem is when the condensation in my dust mask freezes the exhaust port open in my mask. When this happens, I breath in and draw in dust from the open port instead of filtered air through the intake port. Not good. Today was also the third day of the Korean New Year, called 'Solleol'. There were three students on campus - yup, just three - and me. The language centre was open so I could get to my equipment but I felt that it would be weird grinding and hammering away in the studio at such a peaceful time. I thought it might be disrespectful, and I didn't want to be that. I just took some pics of my progress to date and left it at that. According to the forecast, it may be a few more days before I can get back to do some work. So, here is what it looks like as of today.

Hey, I haven't named it yet...it might be nice to call 'it', a name, or even give it a gender pronoun. If anyone has an idea for a name, let me know.

Stone Sculpture

Here is a link to the initial intro to the project...http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=194789&id=522777176#!/photo.php?pid=5164913&id=522777176&fbid=319282632176

The second set of photos...